Rule 8.3 - XSTRATA PLC
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in XSTRATA PLC
Class of relevant security ORD USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 22 June 2009
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 103,923,579 3.54% 1,384,771 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,790,776 0.10% 381,612 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 106,714,355 3.64% 1,766,383 0.06%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 12,305 6.5273
Purchase 9,873 6.5273
Purchase 13,909 6.5273
Purchase 10,369 6.5273
Purchase 41,950 6.5273
Purchase 40,848 6.5273
Purchase 40,258 6.5273
Purchase 39,005 6.3510
Purchase 10,708 6.7113
Purchase 37,857 6.5889
Purchase 30,000 6.7000
Purchase 400 6.4058
Purchase 47,669 6.3510
Purchase 23,246 6.6552
Purchase 21,370 6.5273
Purchase 21,164 6.5273
Purchase 20,000 6.6100
Purchase 19,396 6.5273
Purchase 17,360 6.5273
Purchase 17,200 6.7060
Purchase 15,140 6.3510
Purchase 12,590 6.3510
Purchase 14,445 6.5420
Purchase 11,503 6.5273
Purchase 2,143 6.3510
Purchase 1,140 6.7550
Purchase 1,177 6.3211
Purchase 24 6.8100
Purchase 1,299 6.3510
Purchase 1,944 6.5273
Purchase 1,802 6.5273
Purchase 150 6.6771
Purchase 309,777 6.5273
Purchase 50,667 6.3510
Purchase 100,833 6.5273
Purchase 6,495 6.3510
Purchase 2,683 6.5869
Purchase 3,157 6.3640
Purchase 6,485 6.5273
Purchase 57,413 6.8100
Purchase 58,309 6.5550
Purchase 149,009 6.8100
Sale 5,015 6.3510
Sale 12,546 6.3510
Sale 1,382 6.3510
Sale 4,300 6.6386
Sale 1,600 6.7490
Sale 7,500 6.7490
Sale 2,300 6.7490
Sale 12,590 6.3510
Sale 57,413 6.8100
Sale 60 6.5340
Sale 24 6.8100
Sale 2,000 6.6256
Sale 1,732 6.5007
Sale 340,529 6.5683
Sale 168,632 6.3510
Sale 165,230 6.3510
Sale 149,009 6.8100
Sale 112,877 6.5674
Sale 30,005 6.5694
Sale 58,309 6.4723
Sale 14,445 6.5661
Sale 50,667 6.3510
Sale 49,052 6.8100
Sale 45,208 6.5695
Sale 43,756 6.3510
Sale 37,857 6.5900
Sale 37,545 6.3510
Sale 31,758 6.6016
Sale 1,140 6.8389
Sale 17,825 6.5554
Sale 108,249 6.5007
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 21454 6.351
CFD Long 58309 6.4722
CFD Long 97538 6.485
CFD Long 1732 6.5006
CFD Long 60 6.534
CFD Long 17825 6.5554
CFD Long 14445 6.5661
CFD Long 112877 6.5674
CFD Long 340529 6.5683
CFD Long 45208 6.5695
CFD Long 4300 6.6386
CFD Long 10711 6.6426
CFD Short 1177 6.3211
CFD Short 400 6.4057
CFD Short 14445 6.5419
CFD Short 58309 6.5549
CFD Short 11645 6.5586
CFD Short 2683 6.5868
CFD Short 13246 6.6441
CFD Short 10000 6.6698
CFD Short 150 6.6771
CFD Short 17200 6.706
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 23 June 2009
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk